Sanjay Kathuria and Aadil Nakhoda | Should India-Pakistan Trade Resume? | InferTalks

Join Usama Nizamani with guests Sanjay Kathuria and Aadil Nakhoda as they tackle obstacles hindering India-Pakistan trade. Explore insights on sensitive lists, solar partnerships, and a USD 37 billion trade potential. Discover actionable steps, from lab recognition to leadership cooperation.

Chapters
0:00 Highlights
0:41 Intro
01:17 What are the obstacles in the way of India-Pakistan trade?
02:22 View of Pakistan Army on bilateral trade.
03:55 Issues after the bilateral trade resumes.
04:57 Adil Nakhoda’s views
6:07 Imposition of negative lists
6:28 Roadblocks for access to Indian labs for certification
7:25 Sensitive lists by India and Pakistan
8:02 Lack of connectivity between the two countries
8:28 Sanjay Kathuria what was your main message on Pakistan gaining from trade with India?
11:46 Rent-seeking industries in Pakistan will be under challenge to compete after trade with Pakistan.
13:05 Possibility of solar partnership between India and Pakistan
14:37 Despite sketching a promising picture of Indian market, what can be done to remove obstacles for Pakistani businesses in India?
15:07 Pakistan can address the overall trade deficit by exporting more products
16:45 Pakistan was an important source of dates and cement for India.
19:35 India as a source of pharmaceutical cooperation.
20:53 Pakistan can become a major export destination for India.
21:20 What can India and Pakistan do to tap the trade potential of US$ 37 billion between them?
22:50 Trade in agriculture can benefit markets and traders of both countries.
24:24 Possibilities of trade in auto-motive and religious tourism, for e.g. Kartarpur Corridor.
26:05 What headway can be made to overcome obstacles to resume normalcy in bilateral trade?
26:52 India can recognize certain labs in Pakistan as it did in Sri Lanka and Nepal. This can overcome a non-tariff barrier.
28:22 In 2011, a blueprint for India-Pakistan trade was prepared by both sides.
28:54 Both sides agreed to take reciprocal actions on sensitive lists and visa restrictions.
30:47 What kind of environment is needed from the leadership to make progress on India-Pakistan trade?
32:11 For resuming bilateral trade, India should reciprocate with Indian cricket team’s visit to Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy.
34:13 Cooperation on non-trade areas can be catastrophic.
36:35 What jobs can you see open up if the services industry from the two countries start collaborating?
39:19 Collaboration in the IT sector.
42:01 Promising cooperation in entertainment business.
43:22 What can be done to resuscitate cooperation in cricket and entertainment sector?
44:45 What kind of opportunities come about if India allow the land route to South Asia to Pakistan and Pakistan reciprocating similar access to the Central Asian market to India?
49:37 Conversations on the issue need to restart.
51:43 Markets at the border can serve as building blocks for trade-related cooperation.
52:50 What are 2 to 3 things needed to come up with steps to restart trade?
53:55 Restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir can serve as a favorable move to restart cooperation.
55:37 Pakistani Army is willing to give space to trade talks.
56:56 Gains for India will not be trivial for opening up with Pakistan.
58:52 Elections in both India and Pakistan can offer an opening.
1:00:14 Low hanging fruits are the ideal area to restart trade ties between India and Pakistan.
1:02:14 Outro

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Host: Usama Nizamani
Production: Hamza Ayaz, Saadullah Khan , Arooj Abrar


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